SharePoint templates and metadata

Hello,
Is there a way to have connection among the sharepoint metadata -columns and some keywords contained on the template?
On other words, i need that the users create a document based on a template at a document library, enter data on the template (at specific locations of the template) and the metadata of sharepoint are filled automatically.
A 1st idea is that i create an event listener that does this (parses the document and fills the columns), but i would expect that other solutions exist as well. Any ideas?a.rongas

From your description i understand 2 cases:
1. When the document is uploaded. columns needs to be filled with some data.
Yes these column can be then used in SharePoint search metadata
2. When the document is uploaded. based on some fields inside the document sharepoint columns are updated through event listner.
Again these column can be then used in SharePoint search metadata
My suggestion is that you can try to use below article and sync data in Word and SharePoint column:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/sharepoint/en-US/e63a25e1-9165-4113-b768-679f6087c146/populating-sharepoint-list-columns-via-word-document-fields?forum=sharepointadminlegacy
http://blogs.technet.com/b/brenclarke/archive/2009/04/15/automatically-create-word-documents-which-include-list-fields.aspx
http://geekswithblogs.net/venkatx5/archive/2010/12/02/how-to-use-sharepoint-list-data-inside-document-headerfooter.aspx
http://office.microsoft.com/en-in/sharepoint-help/use-external-data-columns-in-a-word-document-HA102847511.aspx

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